?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4098%2F&rft.title=Review+Mechanisms+in+the+Effective+Implementation+of+International+Environmental+Agreements&rft.creator=Victor%2C+D.G.&rft.creator=Greene%2C+O.J.&rft.creator=Lanchbery%2C+J.&rft.creator=di+Primio%2C+J.C.&rft.creator=Korula%2C+A.&rft.description=This+report+is+part+of+a+research+project+on+how+the+process+of+implementation+influences+the+effectiveness+of+international+environmental+agreements.++One+way+that+agreements+can+be+made+more+effective+during+implementation+is+if+they+include+implementation+review+mechanisms+(IRMs).++Broadly%2C+IRMs+are+the+means+by+which+data+is+exchanged+and+gathered%2C+reviewed+and+assessed+in+the+context+of+an+international+agreement%2C+and+by+which+problems+of+compliance+and+inadequate+performance+are+managed.+%0D%0A%0D%0AHere+we+review+all+the+major+pathways+by+which+the+operation+of+an+IRM+might+influence+the+effectiveness+of+an+agreement.++We+describe+the+ways+that+IRMs+might+affect+how+states+calculate+their+interests+and+thus+what+kinds+of+international+agreements+they+seek%3B+we+explore+the+ways+that+the+operation+of+IRMs+might+promote+learning%3B+and+we+examine+how+IRMs+operating+at+the+international+level+might+affect+domestic+politics.+%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+many+of+these+areas+there+are+well-developed+bodies+of+existing+research+that+are+relevant+to+studying+IRMs.++However%2C+the+issue-area+of+international+environmental+politics+differs+from+other+issue-areas+such+as+trade+and+arms+control+and+thus+offers+some+opportunities+to+build+and+test+new+theories.++Here+we+identify+the+major+areas+where+research+on+environmental+IRMs+can+help+test+existing+theories+and+build+new+ones.++Those+areas+include%3A+1)+the+role+of+IRMs+in+managing+the+process+of+standard-setting%3B+2)+the+roles+of+IRMs+in+verification+of+compliance+and+in+promoting+the+verifiability+of+agreements%3B+3)+how+highly+decentralized+information+about+performance+and+compliance+is+managed+by+IRMs+and+the+parties+to+agreements%3B+4)+how+IRMs+can+help+manage+various+forms+of+complexity+that+arise+in+negotiating+and+managing+international+agreements%3B+and+5)+whether+IRM+functions+make+a+larger+contribution+to+effectiveness+when+they+work+in+conjunction+with+hard+law+agreements+(e.g.+formally+ratified+treaties)+or+soft+law.++As+a+result+of+this+exercise+and+the+empirical+paper+that+complements+this+theoretical+treatment%2C+we+have+research+underway+in+four+of+these+five+areas+(all+except+item+%231).+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+paper+also+identifies+two+major+themes+that+might+be+given+further+research+in+the+future%3A+the+role+of+IRMs+in+affecting+the+learning+process+at+the+international+and+domestic+levels%3B+and%2C+the+ways+that+IRMs+make+denser+linkages+between+international+and+domestic+politics.+%0D%0A%0D%0AFinally%2C+the+paper+includes+an+annex+that+uses+the+major+ideas+to+illustrate+the+practical+options+that+policy+makers+confront+when+designing+IRMs.&rft.publisher=WP-94-114&rft.date=1994-11&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4098%2F1%2FWP-94-114.pdf&rft.identifier=++Victor%2C+D.G.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1642.html%3E%2C+Greene%2C+O.J.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1297.html%3E%2C+Lanchbery%2C+J.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1403.html%3E%2C+di+Primio%2C+J.C.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F2574.html%3E%2C+%26+Korula%2C+A.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F2064.html%3E++(1994).++Review+Mechanisms+in+the+Effective+Implementation+of+International+Environmental+Agreements.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-94-114+++++